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Security

What protects a session, and what the service can see.

Remote access hands one computer control of another. Here is what actually protects that, in plain terms.

The short version

  • Sessions are locked end to end. The keys are made by your two computers. The service never gets them.
  • A relay carries locked data. It passes packets it cannot read.
  • Only your account gets in. The coordinator introduces devices that belong to the same account, and nothing else.
  • Sharing is off until you turn it on.
  • Every computer can be revoked. Removing it drops it from your fleet at once.

What the service can see

It knowsIt cannot see
Which computers exist and what you called themAnything on a screen
When a session started and how long it ranAnything you typed
Direct or relayAnything you copied
Speed, delay and loss numbersThe contents of any frame

That split comes from how it is built, not from a promise. Session content is locked between your two computers, so there is no point where it exists in the open.

What is up to you

  • Your account password. It is the gate, so it carries the weight.
  • Who is in your organisation. See users and teams.
  • How long a computer keeps access. Prune Devices when machines change hands.
  • Whether to switch on the code check.
  • Whether to run it yourself. See self-hosting.

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